West Virginia Archives and History: Difference between revisions

Good place to start researching West Virginia ancestors. Original manuscripts, biographies, county histories, and tax records,^[2] family folders, birth, marriages, deaths, maps, naturalizations, newspapers, periodicals, photos, directories, and county court records.^[3]

Tips[edit | edit source]

Admission to the research library and museum is free.^[1]

Guides[edit | edit source]

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a record at the West Virginia Archives and History, a similar record may be available at one of the following.

Similar Collections

Family History Library, Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.
Allen County Public Library (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.

Neighboring Collections

Library of Virginia, digital sources, databases, vital, military, newspapers, periodicals, tax, history, land records.
National Archives I, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.
Daughters of the American Revolution Library, Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.
Maryland State Archives, census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.

Sources[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Visit the VHS," Virginia Historical Society, http://www.vahistorical.org/visit/location.htm, accessed 10 February 2012.
↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 117. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.
↑ West Virginia Archives and History in West Virginia Division of Culture and History (accessed 21 December 2013).

[visit-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Visit the VHS," Virginia Historical Society, http://www.vahistorical.org/visit/location.htm, accessed 10 February 2012.

[DB117-2] William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 117. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.

[3] West Virginia Archives and History in West Virginia Division of Culture and History (accessed 21 December 2013).

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 ==== Virginia  ====
+'''E-mail:'''&nbsp; <br>
 '''Address:'''
-:Virginia Museum of History and Culture
+:Virginia Historical Society
-:428 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard
+:428 North Boulevard
 :Richmond, Virginia 23220
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 '''Public transportation, maps, and directions:''' <br>
-*[https://virginiahistory.org/visit Visit Us]
+*[http://www.vahistorical.org/visit/directions_vahouse.htm Directions to Virginia House]
 {{Wikipedia|Virginia Historical Society}}
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 '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
-*[http://librarycatalog.virginiahistory.org/final/portal.aspx Library Collections Catalog Online]
+*[http://vhs3.vahistorical.org/star/x.starmarc.html Virginia Historical Society Catalog Online]
-*[https://virginiahistory.org/ Virginia Museum of History and Culture]
+*[http://www.vahistorical.org/ Virginia Historical Society home page]
-*[https://virginiahistory.org/research/research-resources/virginia-magazine-history-biography Virginia Magazine of History and Biography], tables of contents, indexes, online access tips
+*[http://www.vahistorical.org/publications/past_issues.htm Virginia Magazine of History and Biography], tables of contents, indexes, online access tips
 ==== West Virginia  ====
+*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvgs/ West Virginia Genealogical Society]<br>P.O. Box 249<br>Elkview, WV 25071 <br>Telephone: 304-965-1179
 *[http://www.swcp.com/~dhickman/arfhs.html The Allegheny Regional Family History Society] <br>Post Office Box 1804<br>Elkins, West Virginia 26241<br>Email: arhfs@yahoo.com
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 ==== Internet Sites  ====
-*[https://archive.wvculture.org/history/wvhs/wvhssoc.html West Virginia Historical Society]
+*[http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvhssoc.html West Virginia Historical Society]
-*[https://archive.wvculture.org/history/archives/histsocs.html West Virginia Historical, Genealogical, and Preservation Societies]
+*[http://www.wvculture.org/history/histsocs.html West Virginia Historical, Genealogical, and Preservation Societies]
-*[https://roanokehistory.org/ Historical Society of Western Virginia]
+*[http://westernvahistory.org/ Historical Society of Western Virginia]
 === Collection Description  ===
-Good place to start researching West Virginia ancestors. Original manuscripts, biographies, county histories, and tax records,<ref name="DB117">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 117. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> family folders, birth, marriages, deaths, maps, naturalizations, newspapers, periodicals, photos, directories, and county court records.<ref>[http://www.wvculture.org/history/archivesindex.aspx West Virginia Archives and History] in ''West Virginia Division of Culture and History'' (accessed 21 December 2013).</ref>
+Good place to start researching West Virginia ancestors. Original manuscripts, biographies, county histories, and tax records,<ref name="DB117">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 117. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> family folders, birth, marriages, deaths, maps, naturalizations, newspapers, periodicals, photos, directories, and county court records.<ref>[http://www.wvculture.org/history/archivesindex.aspx West Virginia Archives and History] in ''West Virginia Division of Culture and History'' (accessed 21 December 2013).</ref>
 === Tips  ===
-Admission to the research library and museum is free.<ref name="visit">"Visit the VHS," ''Virginia Museum of History and Culture,'' https://virginiahistory.org/visit, accessed 23 May 2023.</ref>
+Admission to the research library and museum is free.<ref name="visit">"Visit the VHS," ''Virginia Historical Society,'' http://www.vahistorical.org/visit/location.htm, accessed 10 February 2012.</ref>
 === Guides  ===
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 '''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
+*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.
 *[[Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br>
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 *[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<br>
 *[[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|Daughters of the American Revolution Library]], Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.<br>
-*[https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives], census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.
+*[http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives], census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.
 === Sources  ===